The Powerful Fruit of the Spirit Puzzles and Mini-Lessons for Growing Up Like Jesus by Christopher P. N. Maselli Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc. Greensboro, North Carolina
It is the mission of Carson Dellosa to create the highest quality Scripture based children s products that teach the Word of God, share His love and goodness, assist in faith development, and glorify His Son, Jesus Christ.... teach me your ways so I may know you.... Exodus 33:13 Credits Editors................... Kathie Szitas, Carol Layton Layout Design............ Van Harris Inside Illustrations......... Christian Elden Cover Design............. Van Harris Cover Illustration.......... Marci McAdam Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture is taken from the HOLY BIBLE, New International Reader s Version. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Scriptures marked NIV are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. 2008, Carson Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina 27425. The purchase of this material entitles the buyer to reproduce activities and worksheets for home or classroom use only not for commercial resale. Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or district is prohibited. No part of this book may be reproduced (except as noted above), stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (mechanically, electronically, recording, etc.) without the prior written consent of Carson Dellosa Publishing Co., Inc. Printed in the USA All rights reserved. ISBN: 978 1 60418-582-9
Table of Contents Introducing the Fruit of the Spirit What Is the Fruit of the Spirit?................................ 4 Get Recognized!............................................ 5 Love Everything Works by Love................................... 6 Love Is................................................... 7 Joy More Than Happiness....................................... 8 The Source of Joy........................................... 9 Peace On Guard!................................................ 10 Depending on God......................................... 11 Patience Build Muscles with Patience................................ 12 Be a Copy Cat............................................. 13 Kindness Showing Compassion...................................... 14 Just Like God.............................................. 15 Goodness Created to Do Good........................................ 16 Stomp Out Evil............................................ 17 Faithfulness A Better Life.............................................. 18 Little to a Lot............................................. 19 Gentleness Not Weakness............................................ 20 Honoring Others........................................... 21 Self Control You ve Got It!............................................. 22 Run for the Prize.......................................... 23 Reviewing the Fruit of the Spirit Putting It All Together...................................... 24 Helping Each Other........................................ 26 Whole-Group Activities Game: Fruit Races......................................... 27 Game: String Along........................................ 28 Craft: Fruit Signs........................................... 29 Object Lesson: Fruit Smoothie............................... 30 Answer Key................................................. 31 Caution: Before completing any food activity, ask families for permission and inquire about students food allergies and religious or other food preferences. Carson Dellosa The Powerful Fruit of the Spirit 1-3 CD 204065
Name What Is the Fruit of the Spirit? Introducing The Fruit of the Spirit Read Galatians 5:22 23. When the Bible talks about the fruit of the Spirit, it s not talking about apples, oranges, and pears. It s talking about a different kind of fruit. This fruit is the character God put inside you when you became a Christian. When others see it, they see God in you. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Find the 9 fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22 23 hidden in the word search. You can find the answers up, down, forward, backward, and diagonally. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22 23 niv The Powerful Fruit of the Spirit 1-3 CD 204065 Carson Dellosa
Name Introducing The Fruit of the Spirit Get Recognized! Read Matthew 7:16 20. Jesus said that everyone has fruit. When you see fruit like oranges on a tree, you immediately know it is an orange tree. When people see a fruit of the Spirit like goodness in you, they can see that you are a Christian. So, let your light shine! Let people see your good fruit! Find the nine fruit of the Spirit hidden in the picture below: LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL You can tell each tree by its fruit. Matthew 7:20 Carson Dellosa The Powerful Fruit of the Spirit 1-3 CD 204065
Name Love Everything Works by Love Read 1 Corinthians 13:1 3, 13. Love is what supercharges all the other fruit! There are nine fruit of the Spirit, but every one of them needs love to work. Without love, they don t matter at all. But with love, get ready to see the other fruit of the Spirit shine in your life. Show love to others today. Zip through this maze, tagging each fruit of the Spirit in order. Start at LOVE and finish at SELF-CONTROL. love joy faithfulness goodness peace gentleness kindness patience selfcontrol The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 The Powerful Fruit of the Spirit 1-3 CD 204065 Carson Dellosa